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SOHR: 11 civilians killed in Syria
Date: 2016-01-08 14:20:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4074877
Up to 11 civilians, including eight children, were killed in Syria after international coalition warplanes targeted Daesh's stronghold in Raqqa, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Abdurrahman said on Friday. He added that ....
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Iraqi troops evacuate 319 civilians in Ramadi
Date: 2016-01-08 12:02:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4073849
Iraqi security forces evacuated on Friday 319 civilians from al Sofia city in eastern Ramadi. Most of the evacuated were children and women. They were held by Daesh terrorist group, a security source said. They were taken to a safe place, ....
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AL chief slams terrorist attacks in Iraq
Date: 2016-01-05 15:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4056897
Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby condemned on Tuesday the terrorist bombings that targeted three mosques in Iraq. Such terrorist attacks aim at breaking the unity of the Iraqi people and undermining social peace there, he said. Araby ....
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Daesh claims responsibility for shooting down military helicopter in Libya
Date: 2016-01-05 07:22:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4052441
The terrorist Daesh group has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Helicopter belonged to the Libyan Air Force. The group wrote on Facebook on Monday that its elements shot down a military plane belonged by the Libyan army. Earlier in ....
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Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Date: 2016-01-04 08:32:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4045941
Saudi Arabia announced cutting ties with Iran and decided to evict the Iranian diplomatic mission from the kingdom. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said at a news conference that Iran's diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia had been given 48 ....
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Israeli troops open fire at Palestinian farmers eastern Gaza
Date: 2016-01-04 07:45:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4045729
Israeli troops opened fire at a number of Palestinian farmers in eastern Gaza early Monday. No word of injuries was reported. Troops deployed at control towers on the borderline near Nahal Oz terminal targeted a number of Palestinian farmers, ....
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Arab jets hit Houthi, Saleh targets
Date: 2016-01-04 07:19:55 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4045617
Arab coalition jets raided a number of Houthi and Saleh targets in Sanaa overnight Monday. The jets hit the al Deilimi airbase near Sanaa airport, eyewitnesses said. A Republican Guard camp in al Sabaha area and weapons caches on Mount Faj ....
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Arab Civil Parties Organization urges cutting diplomatic ties with Iran
Date: 2016-01-04 06:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4045469
The Arab Civil Parties Organization has called on all Arab states to cut diplomatic ties with Iran in support of Saudi Arabia. Iran wanted to test the patience and strength of Saudi Arabia, but Riyadh's response to its violations came strong and ....
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US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric Nimr could fuel tensions
Date: 2016-01-03 10:10:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4040417
The United States has expressed concern that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could further exacerbate sectarian rivalry in the Middle East, the BBC reported. The US State Department urged leaders throughout ....
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Fierce clashes between opposition, Syrian regime forces in Deraa countryside, Damascus
Date: 2016-01-03 07:50:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4039681
Syrian local coordination committee said that fierce clashes took place between the opposition and Syrian regime forces in Deraa countryside and Damascus. The residential districts were targeted by ground-to-ground rocket causing a huge ....